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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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